THR048F – Single Supplier Framework Contracts for Learning and Development Training Services for the Civil Service

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

OneLearning is the Civil Service Learning and Development (L&D) Centre within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. OneLearning is responsible for all training that is common across the Civil Service.
The contracting authority invites tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for the award of six (6) single supplier framework contracts for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (‘the Services’).
In summary, the Services comprise:
learning and development training for the Civil Service, comprising of:
— the development of a shared Civil Service Learning and Development Curriculum that can be easily adapted for both virtual and face to face delivery,
— the provision of instructor led training services to Civil Servants, nationwide and virtually, utilising engaging and innovative methods.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-06-14. The procurement was published on 2021-05-11.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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What?

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2021-05-11 Contract notice
2021-11-04 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-05-11)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Postal address: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: OGP Support
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=188627&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=188627&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“THR048F – Single Supplier Framework Contracts for Learning and Development Training Services for the Civil Service PROJ000005978”
Products/services: Education and training services 📦
Short description:
“OneLearning is the Civil Service Learning and Development (L&D) Centre within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. OneLearning is responsible...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 14 940 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1 Communications and Customer Service
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Training services 📦
Additional products/services: Specialist training services 📦
Additional products/services: Staff training services 📦
Additional products/services: Training facilities 📦
Additional products/services: Training programme services 📦
Additional products/services: Training seminars 📦
Additional products/services: Vocational training services 📦
Additional products/services: Technical training services 📦
Additional products/services: Management training services 📦
Additional products/services: Tutorial services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing body for...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of Tenderer’s approach in relation to organisational capacity and personnel”
Quality criterion (weighting): 210
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Tenderer’s approach in relation to course content and delivery
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the Tenderer’s approach in relation to measuring impact of training
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of Tenderer’s approach in relation to scheduling and administration and invoicing”
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Tenderer’s approach in relation to the contract management
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 400
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 3 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to twelve [12] months with a maximum of two [2] such extension...”    Show more

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2 Innovation, Data and Project Management
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to scheduling and administration and invoicing”
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to the contract management
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 2 740 000 💰

3️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 3 People Management
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 2 700 000 💰

4️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 4 Personal and Team Wellbeing
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 3 400 000 💰

5️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 5 Finance and Governance
Title
Lot Identification Number: 5
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the ‘Contracting Authority’) is issuing this request for tenders (‘RFT’) as a central purchasing body for...”    Show more
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Price
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 1 980 000 💰

6️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 6 Irish Language
Title
Lot Identification Number: 6
Award criteria
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 1 120 000 💰
Information about options
Description of options:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to twelve [12] months with a maximum of two [2] such extension...”    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 190059).
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 190059).
Conditions for participation
Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 190059).
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 190059).
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 190059).
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 190059).

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 015-032164
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-06-14 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-06-14 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Additional information
Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition (RFT 190059)
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18866000 📞
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2021/S 093-243326 (2021-05-11)
Contract award notice (2021-11-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“THR048F - Single Supplier Framework Contracts for Learning and Development Training Services for the Civil Service PROJ000005978”
Short description:
“OneLearning is the Civil Service Learning and Development (L&D) Centre within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. OneLearning is responsible...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 7 847 568 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Organisational Capacity and Personnel”
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Course Content and Delivery
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the Tenderer’s approach in relation to measuring Impact of Training
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to Scheduling and Administration and Invoicing”
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Tenderer’s Approach in relation to the Contract Management
Information about options
Description of options:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve [12] months with a maximum of two [2] such extension...”    Show more
Description
Additional information:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve [12] months with a maximum of two [2] such extension...”    Show more
Information about options
Description of options:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve [12] months with a maximum of two [2] such extension...”    Show more

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 093-243326

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title: Lot 1 Communications and Customer Service
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-10-11 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
Name and address of the contractor
Name: The Communications Clinic
National registration number: 6404597S
Postal address: The Old Synangogue, 37 Adelaide Road,
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 873502422 📞
E-mail: barry@communicationsclinic.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.communicationsclinic.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 204 730 💰

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Title: Lot 2 Innovation, Data and Project Management
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Trigraph Intelligent Learning
National registration number: 366163
Postal address: 11 Vernon Heath, Clontarf, D03H2V3
Postal code: Dublin 3
Phone: +353 16390050 📞
E-mail: jim.maher@trigraph.ie 📧
URL: http://www.trigraph.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 621 380 💰

3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Title: Lot 3 People Management
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected

4️⃣
Contract Number: 4
Title: Lot 4 Personal and Team Wellbeing
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Carr Communications
National registration number: IE9F54784R
Postal address: 24 Fitzwilliam Place,
Postal code: Dublin 2, D02 T296
Phone: +353 017728900 📞
E-mail: angela@carrcommunications.ie 📧
Fax: +353 017728900 📠
URL: http://www.carrcommunications.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1786458.08 💰

5️⃣
Contract Number: 5
Title: Lot 5 Finance and Governance

6️⃣
Contract Number: 6
Title: Lot 6 Irish Language
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Gaelchultúr
National registration number: 6407463M
Postal address: 11 Sráid an Chláraigh
Postal town: Baile Átha Cliath
Postal code: Baile Átha Cliath 2
Phone: +353 14845224 📞
E-mail: darren@gaelchultur.com 📧
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 235 000 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 217-572078 (2021-11-04)